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Q1

Galaxies

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

SwitzerlandAstronomy and Astrophysics (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
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Q1Ranking
4.0Impact Factor (2025)
45H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.31SJR (2025)
2013-2025Coverage

About Galaxies

Galaxies is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.31 and H-index of 45.

Coverage: 2013-2025. Research categories: Astronomy and Astrophysics (Q1).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 4.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
  • Contact email: galaxies@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
  • Editor(s): Dr. Margo Aller; Dr. Jose L. Gómez (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2024-04-10. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 1400 CHF
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Reported submission-to-publication time6 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2013 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2075-4434
ISSN-L2075-4434
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Publisher country codeCH
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,316
Citations recorded in OpenAlex14,286
OpenAlex H-index49
Years represented in OpenAlex1972–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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